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Turkey neutralizes mine detected in Black Sea

Turkey neutralizes mine detected in Black Sea

Turkish specialists successfully neutralized on Monday a mine discovered in the Black Sea near the border with Bulgaria, the Turkish Ministry of National Defense said in a statement. "Underwater defense teams neutralized the mine …

Turkish authorities confirm mine found in Bosphorus

Turkish authorities confirm mine found in Bosphorus

The Turkish Ministry of Defense's head, Hulusi Akar, confirmed that it was a mine that was found in the Bosphorus. He made the corresponding statement on the TRT TV channel. "According to the study results, it was an old-type …

Erdogan to head security summit

Erdogan to head security summit

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to convene a security summit following the situation in Ukraine on Thursday. Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, commanders and intelligence officials are expected to attend the meeting, …

Turkey’s defense minister catches coronavirus

Turkey’s defense minister catches coronavirus

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar contracted coronavirus after traveling to Ukraine with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who also tested positive. "My COVID-19 test came back positive," Akar was quoted as …

Turkey offered any assistance to Kazakhstan

Turkey offered any assistance to Kazakhstan

Turkey is ready to provide all kinds of assistance and support to Kazakhstan, the Minister of National Defense of the country Hulusi Akar said yesterday. "We have good relations with friendly Kazakhstan, …

Turkey to negotiate with the US on purchasing F-35 fighters

Turkey to negotiate with the US on purchasing F-35 fighters

A meeting between Turkey and the United States on the purchase of American F-35 fighters for the country's air force will take place in the coming days, preparations are underway, Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar said. …

Turkey to discuss supply of F-35s with U.S.

Turkey to discuss supply of F-35s with U.S.

Turkey and the United States will discuss the situation around the F-35 fighter jet program during a meeting in Washington in early 2022, Turkish national defense minister Hulusi Akar said. "Regarding the F-35 issue, a US …

Turkey conducts counter-terrorist operation in Iraq

Turkey conducts counter-terrorist operation in Iraq

According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, an operation was carried out against Kurdish militants in the north of Iraq on New Year’s Day. It is clarified that in the Qandil region, an airstrike was inflicted on the deployment …

Turkey successfully test-fires domestic 76mm naval gun

Turkey successfully test-fires domestic 76mm naval gun

Turkey on Thursday successfully test-fired a domestically developed 76 mm naval gun, which is expected to replace the similar ammunition normally imported from abroad. The test-firing was carried out in Karapınar shooting range in …

Russian and Turkish defense ministers discuss Syria

Russian and Turkish defense ministers discuss Syria

The Russian and Turkish defense ministers, Sergey Shoigu and Hulusi Akar, held telephone talks on Monday, the Turkish Defense Ministry reported. During their phone call, the ministers "exchanged opinions on bilateral and regional …

Turkey "neutralizes" 3 YPG/PKK terrorists in Iraq and Syria

Turkey "neutralizes" 3 YPG/PKK terrorists in Iraq and Syria

Turkish security forces "neutralized" three YPG/PKK terrorists in northern Syria and northern Iraq, authorities said on Wednesday. One terrorist in the Operation Pence-Yildirim Zone in northern Iraq, and two terrorists in …